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NIH researchers develop new method to identify potential stroke therapies
First-of-its-kind study points to uric acid as a promising treatment for further investigation.
Source: National Institutes of Health (NIH) News Releases - September 20, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Researchers develop new method to identify potential stroke therapies
First-of-its-kind study points to uric acid as a promising treatment for further investigation.
Source: National Institutes of Health (NIH) News Releases - September 20, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Cerebellar post-stroke deep brain stimulation appears safe and feasible in a small trial
Early NIH-funded trial is first step towards development of a potential stroke treatment.
Source: National Institutes of Health (NIH) News Releases - August 14, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news
AI Can Play a Role in Reducing Stroke Disparities
(MedPage Today) -- I recently evaluated one of my patients who had a stroke 2 years ago. After his stroke, we did an extensive workup, including prolonged cardiac monitoring, but could not determine what caused it. Then, a few months ago, his smart...
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - July 24, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Oh, You Have Medicare? We'll Skip That Test.
(MedPage Today) -- *Patient's name has been changed
Magda* was 70 years old when she suffered a mild stroke. She was taken to a hospital, where the emergency department and critical care unit ran the appropriate tests and sent her home with medicine...
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - June 8, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Enhancing rehabilitation medicine
Focused on function, the UPMC Rehabilitation Institute at the UPMC Mercy Pavilion addresses each patient ’s goal to get them independently up and moving. Physicians and researchers strive to maximize function for patients with neurologic conditions, musculoskeletal conditions, stroke, spinal cord injuries, brain injuries and other challenges.
“These conditions can be acquired or be something that someone is born with,” says Dr. Gwendolyn Sowa, director of the UPMC Rehabilitation Institute.
With…
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines - April 28, 2023 Category: American Health Authors: Laurie Bailey Source Type: news
Stroke Prevalence Inches Upward in American Men
(MedPage Today) -- Stroke prevalence increased slightly in American men between 1999 and 2018 but remained stable in general among community-dwelling adults, national survey data showed.
From 1999 to 2018, the overall crude prevalence of self...
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - April 24, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Stroke Mortality Among Black and White Adults Aged ≥35 Years Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic - United States, 2015-2021
This report describes an increase in age-adjusted stroke mortality among both Black and White adults during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report - April 20, 2023 Category: American Health Tags: MMWR Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report Stroke COVID-19 Source Type: news
Heat-Related Illness on the Rise in the U.S., Study Finds
(MedPage Today) -- ARLINGTON, Va. -- The incidence of heat-related ailments -- including heat stress, heat exhaustion, and heat stroke -- has been increasing, Isabelle Creavin said at the Health Datapalooza meeting here sponsored by AcademyHealth...
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - February 24, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Study finds spinal cord stimulation may restore arm and hand mobility after stroke
NIH-funded clinical study points to potential new therapy for upper-limb paralysis.
Source: National Institutes of Health (NIH) News Releases - February 21, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Lessons From Flint, Mich. on Stroke Preparedness and Lytic Uptake
(MedPage Today) -- DALLAS -- Efforts to boost stroke treatment in Flint, Michigan had mixed results that nevertheless left the community with one of the highest thrombolytic usage rates in the state, even amid a public health crisis, according...
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - February 10, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Finding better ways to fight heart disease and accelerate cardiac care progress
Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the United States, claiming more lives than all forms of cancer combined. Heart disease and stroke are among the forms of cardiovascular disease. In 2019, nearly 900,000 people died of cardiovascular disease in the United States, according to the American Heart Association. In Georgia, about 1 in 3 deaths are caused by cardiovascular disease, according to the Georgia Department of Public Health. Most of these deaths are premature and preventable.…
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines - February 9, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Fetterman Hospitalized; Pandemic Hearing Gets Testy; Hamlin 'Guaranteed' to Return
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Sen. John Fetterman (D-Penn.), who had a stroke during his campaign last year, was hospitalized Wednesday night after feeling lightheaded at a Senate Democratic retreat. (AP)...
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - February 9, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Does the Environment Override Genes for People at Risk of Stroke?
(MedPage Today) -- DALLAS -- Certain social determinants of health may dilute the contribution of genetics to acute ischemic stroke susceptibility in some people, according to a large-scale study.
Based on the NIH's All of Us program, an initiative...
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - February 8, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news
DeSantis Pushes Permanent Bans; Moderna RSV Vax Effective; Top Stroke Expert Dies
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) pushed to make permanent the state's bans on school mask mandates and vaccine requirements for local governments and businesses. (Tallahassee Democrat...
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - January 18, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news
